Date Published:
Nov 2008
Document Type:
B
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Research Document:
The court ruling which stripped Daryl Vaz of his seat in parliament, and subsequently led to the resignation of Danville Walker as director of elections, thrust the issue of dual citizenship onto the national agenda. A debate has broken out between proponents and opponents of the constitutional provision which provided the basis for the legal ruling. As with many such public debates, the competing sides appeared to be driven by strong-held opinions and, in some cases, logical arguments. However, lacking in the discussion has been evidence to support one side of the argument of the other.